My Journey

See that girl on the top right? She is literally hiding behind her boyfriend for a photo. That was in March of 2012. The top middle photo is February of 2013 when I realized I had had enough. Enough of the hiding behind others, comparing myself to others, pretending I didn't care about my weight, and struggling to do things I used to do easily. I was not proud of who I had become and I was ready to put the work in and change. So 2 years ago I made a goal of getting in shape. It has turned out to be the one out best journeys I could have been on. 

It has been a slow journey as I didn't want a "quick fix." Well... who am I joking of COURSE I wanted a quick fix but I wasn't willing to give up things or make changes quickly to do that. And overall? I think that has helped me in the long run. Sure I gain 5 lbs here and lose it again but its 5 lbs and not 30lbs!

I have had some ups and downs and wrong turns along the way but I feel 100% better overall. I have made new friends, surrounded myself with positive people, and helped many more people change themselves for the better as well. I believe in myself and am proud of the person I have become. Am I perfect? Definitely not. But I am a little bit better than I was yesterday, everyday- and that's all anyone can really ask for. This year's goal? To commit to helping even more people reach their potential. 

xoxo, Cassandra

The importance of nutrition

So many people look to find the "quick fix" way to lose weight. As a society, we are constantly chasing the fastest, easiest way to do things. While this generally works in our favor when it comes to things such as operating systems or problem solving, it has no merit in the nutrition or fitness areas of our lives. Why you may ask? Because we have come SO far from eating real food. We have created ways of growing, producing, storing, and cooking food faster. Which sounds good in theory, but by doing this we have actually stripped what good was in our foods and just eat empty calories for all of our food. 

Now I could show you all tons of research on the subject, but that would be really boring and to be honest I just don't want to take the time to do that. When it comes to weight-loss, everyone always looks for the quickest fix. There are so many products on the market, but they are mostly chemicals. Anything marked, FAT FREE, REDUCED FAT, REDUCED SODIUM,  and NO CALORIE is not healthy. Chances are, they replaced what was in the product before with chemicals. Weight-loss drugs? CHEMICALS! The only way to SAFELY lose weight for good is to change the way you think about food and to build yourself a good exercise routine. 

That is one of the reasons that I have stuck with Beachbody, they don't try to sell you on what may be the "fastest." They don't try to chase money, but rather spend their time really working with people to get the weight off slowly with fitness, nutrition, and support. I don't know about the rest of you, but I would MUCH rather lose the weight, AND KEEP IT OFF.